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10 Best Movies Like Sweet Dreams

If you loved Sweet Dreams, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
On Golden Pond

On Golden Pond

1981★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sweet Dreams for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

For Norman and Ethel Thayer, this summer on golden pond is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love...

#2
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane

2006★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sweet Dreams for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Beautiful Mandy Lane isn't a party girl but, when classmate Chloe invites the Texas high school student to a bash in the countryside, she reluctantly accepts. After hitching a ride...

#3
Jagged Edge

Jagged Edge

1985★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sweet Dreams for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

After a wealthy heiress is murdered in her beach house, her devastated husband becomes the prime suspect. He hires a lawyer who hasn’t taken a criminal case in years, and as they w...

#4
Starting Over

Starting Over

1979★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sweet Dreams for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher....

#5
The French Lieutenant's Woman

The French Lieutenant's Woman

1981★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sweet Dreams for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles. Both acto...

#6
The Brandon Teena Story

The Brandon Teena Story

1998★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sweet Dreams for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Documentary about Brandon Teena, a transgender man who was murdered along with two others in 1993 in rural Nebraska....